FANFARA KALASHNIKOV   info   |  musicians   |  press   |  references FANFARA KALASHNIKOV Romania/Ukraine/Berlin Balkan Speed Brass       Sinél Manole: marching drum   Rares & Seb. Zamfir: baritone horn   Philipp Kullen: drums   Cristinel Manole: trumpet Florin Badarau: alto sax, vocals Viktor Skála: guitar, vocals Sergiu Nastase: bass tuba        DOWNLOAD:   INFO           MIX-MP3   DATES Here you come to the dates of ... Fanfara Kalashnikov SERVICE Click here to go to our ... booking form DISCOGRAPHY Panda, Single and Video "Frauen und Männer" 2007 Vic Ruggiero Album "Something In My Blindspot" 2008 2Raumwohnung, Single "Wir werden sehen" 2009 Dota Kehr, Single "Bis auf den Grund" 2010 musicians DEUTSCHE VERSION Cristinel Manole: trumpet Cristinel Manole: trumpet Born 1979 in Cozmesti, Romania. Known as one of the best Balkan trumpet players of his generation who easily changes between the genres. Since earliest childhood the "Balkan-Mariachi" was a passionate interpreter of the Balkans, Jazz and Latin. Had his first international concerts debut in 2002 with “Fanfara din Cozmesti” at the Danube festival in Ulm and Cristinel lives and works in Germany since 2007. Florin Badarau: alto sax, vocals Florin Badarau: alto sax, vocals Born 1978 in Bacau, Romania. Coming from a musician's family the cheerful soul developed his talent on countless weddings and family parties since earliest childhood. Today the high-speed interpreter and expert for Balkan-grooves with oriental impact belongs to the best in this subject. As a singer Florin reveals crackjaw qualities. Since 2008 he lives in Berlin together with 13 brothers and sisters, brother-in-laws and cousins. Viktor Skála: guitar, vocals Born 1977 in Kiev, Ukraine. Guitar Studies at the music school of "R.M.Glijer", at the academy "P.I.Tschajkowski" and at "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin. Since 1997 international appearances with the guitar quartet of the Kiewer philharmonic concert hall. Lives in Berlin since 2001; works and performs as an interpreter of classical music, tango, flamenco, bossa, salsa, jazz and popular music throughout Europe with the most different formations (e.g. Apparatchik). His skillful guitar playing and his unique shaman's song, with grater voice in a Russian-Romanesque fantasy language, builds a bridge from the Balkans to the Andalusian Flamenco and Jamaican Reggaeton. Viktor Skála: guitar, vocals Sergiu Nastase:  bass tuba Sergiu Nastase: bass tuba Born 1983 in Iasi, Romania. His tuba grunts, sighs, laughs – the man with the horse lungs draws out of the alleged slow instrument sounds that would honour to a voice imitator. The co-founder of Kalashnikov studied baritone horn in the end 90s at the music Academy of C.F.R. in Iasi and taught others to play them. His first international appearances was in 2002 with Kalashnikov in France. In 2004 he switched to the tuba and he lives and works in Germany since 2006. Connects energy, innovation and musicality like no second Balkan Tuba Player does. Rares & Seb. Zamfir: baritone horn Rares & Seb. Zamfir: baritone horn Born in the 80th in Iasi, Romania. Together with his younger brother Sebastian and his older student Ionel from Cozmesti Rare Zamfir forms the “funkiest rhythm section since the JB Horns”. The Groove maschine of Kalashnikov is renowned and admired for their rhythmical accuracy. Rares, who is no Roma, learnt his musicianship in the end of the 90s in the music academy of C.F.R. in Iasi. In 2000 he was one of the co-founders of Kalashnikov and also had the first international concerts in 2002 in France. Since end of 2006 Rares Zamfir lives and works in Germany, Sebastian followed in 2008. Sinél Manole: marching drum Sinél Manole: marching drum Born 1978 in Cozmesti, Romania. “Learn something serious – become a musician!” that´s what his parents told him in the beginning of the 90s. In post communist Romania Live-Performer awaited golden times. This has proved to be true ... but in the rest of the continent. First international appearances in 2002 with the Fanfara din Cozmesti at the Danube festival in Ulm. Sinél Manole lives and works in Germany since 2007. Philipp Kullen: drums Philipp Kullen: drums Geboren 1979 in Berlin. Bei einem längeren Aufenthalt in Kuba, wo er mit der Band La Tendencia performte, eignete er sich spezielle Kenntnisse der lateinamerikanischen Perkussion an. Er studierte Congas bei Jorge Delgado in New York und Multipercussion, die Verbindung verschiedener Instrumente und Rhythmen, bei Daniel "Topo" Gioiadie in Berlin. Kullen ist einer der wenigen deutschen Schlagzeuger, die sich intensiv mit der Musik Osteuropas auseinandergesetzt haben und auch deswegen der Beste für diesen Job, weil er das für den Balkan untypische Schlagzeug spielt, wie es nur gelernte Perkussionisten tun. more information about Fanfara Kalashnikov  musicians  press articles  references  back to info page

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